Comparison

Blindfold Chess Trainer vs Chessful

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Blindfold Chess Trainer

Sharpen your chess visualization and calculation skills without seeing the board. This app offers puzzles, AI challenges, and square mastery to improve your game. It's designed for players of all levels to enhance their internal board representation.

Highlights
  • Master all 64 squares
  • Train piece movement patterns
  • 5,000+ blindfold puzzles
  • Play vs Stockfish AI
  • Voice mode for hands-free moves
  • 100% offline play
Features
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Master chess without looking at the board. Join players who use Blindfold Chess to sharpen visualization, memory, and calculation — the core skills that separate good players from great ones. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced tournament player, this app is your complete blindfold training system. WHY BLINDFOLD CHESS? Titled players from club level to GM train blindfold chess for one reason: it forces your mind to hold the board internally. The result is deeper calculation, stronger pattern recognition, and faster tactical thinking in every game you play. LEARN EVERY SQUARE Master all 64 squares — colors, coordinates, and diagonals Train knight, bishop, rook, and queen movement patterns Progressive difficulty that adapts as you improve Chess Skill Tree with unlockable stages and celebrations Daily challenges with XP and leveling system 5,000+ BLINDFOLD PUZZLES Solve tactical positions without seeing the board Progressive difficulty from beginner to master level Hints available when you're stuck — learn, don't guess Analyze your mistakes and identify weak tactical themes Voice mode — speak your moves completely hands-free PLAY vs STOCKFISH AI Challenge the world's strongest engine at 8 difficulty levels Full blindfold game experience — no board, pure chess Detailed statistics and long-term progress tracking TRAIN ANYWHERE 100% offline — no internet connection required Available in English, German, Russian, Spanish & Chinese Lightweight and battery-friendly Download now and start seeing the board with your mind. Privacy Policy: https://dawikk-apps.vercel.app/BlindfoldChessMaster/privacyPolicy.html Terms of Use: https://dawikk-apps.vercel.app/BlindfoldChessMaster/terms.html

About

Chessful

Analyze your chess games to identify and understand your mistakes. Practice specific error types, solve puzzles, and study interactive lessons. Play against AI opponents and track your progress with achievements.

Highlights
  • Move analysis with plain language explanations
  • Personalized training based on game errors
  • 15,000+ puzzles in 53 themes
  • 156 interactive lessons
  • 40 AI opponents with Elo ratings
  • Import up to 2,000 games
  • Offline puzzle and endgame practice
Features
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You lost the game, and you can't tell which move did it. Chessful can. Stockfish checks every move on your device, and each mistake comes with an explanation in plain language. Then those mistakes become your training. Chessful builds practice from the errors in your own games, so your time goes to the moves that cost you. Know what went wrong Every mistake is sorted into one of 10 types, such as Missed Back-Rank Mate, and explained. You see what kind of error it was and what to practice next. Bring your game history Import up to 2,000 games from one PGN file. If the file holds more, Chessful brings in your newest 2,000. Analyze All then works through every game you haven't analyzed yet, one after another, so a whole archive gets reviewed without opening each game. More to practice 15,000 puzzles in 53 themes work offline. 96 endgames let you play out the technique against Stockfish until it sticks. Learn at your own pace Study with 156 interactive lessons, one topic at a time. Play someone your level Choose from 40 opponents rated 400 to 2400 Elo, and move up when you're ready. Earn 59 achievements in 8 groups along the way. Private and calm Your games stay on your device. You don't need an account, and Chessful has no ads. It doesn't collect analytics or track you, and it won't send you notifications. Made for iPhone, iPad, and Mac On the Mac, Chessful needs Apple silicon. It speaks 32 languages and works with VoiceOver and Voice Control. Free and Premium Chessful is free to download. The free plan includes: • The first 10 opponents • The first endgame in each category • 2 game analyses, 3 puzzles, and 2 coach hints every day On the free plan, Analyze All stops after your 2 daily analyses. Premium lifts the daily limits and opens all 40 opponents and all 96 endgames. Choose monthly or yearly, each starting with a 1-week free trial, or buy lifetime access once. Family Sharing is included with all three. Play one game and see what Chessful finds. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Blindfold Chess Trainer4 screens
Chessful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chessful at none against Blindfold Chess Trainer's shown. Chessful also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Blindfold Chess Trainer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blindfold Chess Trainer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Chessful sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chessful holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Blindfold Chess Trainer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Chessful's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blindfold Chess Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, Chessful every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blindfold Chess Trainer versus Chessful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindfold Chess TrainerChessful
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDawid WrzesinskiAntti Aittamaa

Customer experience

Blindfold Chess Trainer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chessful

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Blindfold Chess Trainer

Subscriptions3
  • Espresso Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Flat White Subscription$5.993 Months
  • Latte Subscription$8.996 Months
One-time3
  • Espresso$3.99
  • Flat White$6.99
  • Latte$9.99
6 purchases

Chessful

Subscriptions2
  • Chessful Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Chessful Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • Support the Developer Coffee$1.99
  • Support the Developer Supporter$4.99
  • Support the Developer Huge Support$9.99
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  • Chessful Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Blindfold Chess Trainer free?
Blindfold Chess Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chessful free?
Chessful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blindfold Chess Trainer or Chessful?
Chessful is rated higher. Blindfold Chess Trainer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Chessful averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Blindfold Chess Trainer or Chessful have ads?
Blindfold Chess Trainer shows ads; Chessful does not.
Which is updated more often, Blindfold Chess Trainer or Chessful?
Blindfold Chess Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Chessful every 5 days. Most recently, Blindfold Chess Trainer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Chessful on November 9, 2026.

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